Allium canadense

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Meadow Garlic

Form:	Flower
Size:	1 ft tall by 0.1 ft wide but spreads through creation of new bulbs and can form relatively large clumps and patches of onions.
Life Span:	Long-lived perennial
Flower Color:	White
Fruit Color:	Brown
Phenology:	Summer and winter dormant. Blooms in early spring.
Noted for:	Aroma, fragrance, Showy flowers

Recommended Uses:

Wildflower garden, informal groundcover, or herb garden.

Propagation:

Transplant bulbs, plant bulblets that are produced at the flower head, or grow from seed.

Availability:

Seed

Light:

Full Sun, Part Shade

Moisture Tolerance:

always floodedextremely dry

(Stays Wet ----- to ----- Not wet but not extremely dry)

Moisture Tolerance:

Stays Wet ----- to ----- Not wet but not extremely dry

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.

Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Soil or other substrate:

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil pH:

Circum neutral

Wildlife:
Insects:	Pollinated by bees and other insects.
Native Habitats:	Ruderal, especially roadside ditches.

Suitable to grow in:
8A 8B 9A 9B

USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures

Ethnobotany:	Add to your herb garden next to the chives. Leaves are solid (not hollow like chives and other onions) and can be used raw or cooked to add a mild garlicky flavor.
General Comments:	The inflorescence consists of a few long-stalked flowers with 6 tepals and many bulblets that tend to sprout in place. The first leaf from the bulblet tends to curl giving the structure a wild-haired appearance.